Health
PAHO/WHO warns Guyana against removing curfew too earlyWith 63 positive cases of the COVID-19 recorded in Guyana as of April 17, 2020, resident representative of the Pan…
18 positive COVID-19 cases in one week; 63 cases now in GuyanaMinister of Public Health Volda Lawrence Friday announced that Guyana has now recorded 63 cases of the new Coronavirus, an…
COVID-19 fight requires a Gov’t with full confidence of the people – GCCISee below full statement issued on Friday by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI): Guyana’s Fight Against COVID-19…
COVID-19: Committee formed to give advice on relief measuresThe National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Friday announced that a sub-committee has been formed to advise on social assistance. “This…
Airports will not re-open to incoming flights before May 3The country’s international airports will not re-open to incoming passenger flights until May 3 as previously determined, the National COVID-19…
Schools to remain closed until further noticeThe National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday morning announced that schools will remain closed until further notice. The Ministry of…
57 COVID-19 cases now confirmedThe total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana has risen to 57 as of April…
COVID-19: Relief hampers put on pause; Gov’t assessing long term responseThe COVID-19 National Task Force has decided to put on pause the distribution of food hampers by the Civil Defence…
Barrington’s ‘3030 Initiative’ keeping communities hydratedNational cricketer Shemroy Barrington, through his business SS Purified Drinking Water, is playing his part to ease the worry of…
55 COVID-19 cases recorded in GuyanaAs of Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Guyana recorded a total of 55 cases of the new Coronavirus Disease, an increase…
Prisoners to use iPads to talk with lawyers, family membersSee below statement issued by the Guyana Prison Service on the use of iPads by prisoners: Guyana Prison Service Protocols/…
COVID-19: Guyanese writers stuck in TrinidadToday marks one month since Kevin Garbaran and fellow Guyanese writer Scott Ting-a-Kee travelled to Trinidad for a two-week writer’s residency at…
COVID-19: Handcuffed Venezuelans attempted to escape to Mahdia, LethemMinister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Tuesday said the four Venezuelan women who were handcuffed to beds at a…
Reg. 4 accounts for 86% of COVID-19 cases in GuyanaForty-eight persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 14, with Region Four accounting for…
Region Ten confirms second COVID-19 caseA 29-year-old woman of Linden, Region Ten has tested positive for the new Coronavirus Disease. This is the second case…
Guyanese couple dies hours apart from COVID-19 in the U.SA US-based Guyanese woman has lost both of her parents to COVID-19 in Houston, Texas, United States at the weekend.…
Guyanese doctor in critical condition after testing positive for COVID-19 in U.SDr Ramesh Sugrim, a 66-year-old general practitioner who has been serving Guyana for over 30 years, is currently battling for…


